UK

Chris Adamson, a woman with long brown hair, standing in a conservatory with a serious look on her face. She is wearing a pink top and necklace. A lawn, wooden fence and neighbouring houses can be seen through glass doors.

Travelodge 'extremely sorry' for giving stranger key to couple's room

Woman says she was left feeling shaken in latest report of "industry-wide failings" in UK hotel room security.

8 hrs ago

England

Close‑up of an older person’s hands typing on a laptop keyboard, wearing a brown argyle‑patterned sweater, with the background softly blurred.

Fast-track court convicts woman, 86, over car insurance typo

The pensioner was criminally prosecuted after she had written one wrong number plate letter.

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North Yorkshire

Victims of rogue jeweller 'coerced and groomed'

Several former customers, employees and fellow jewellers say Mehmet Sever owes them money.

8 hrs ago

Sussex

Artist's enduring pride over Queen and Paddington sketch

Eleanor Tomlinson discusses her artwork on a special edition of BBC One's Antiques Roadshow.

53 mins ago

Hull & East Yorkshire

A woman with long black hair takes a selfie while standing next to a white wall.

'I want to break down stereotypes of Gypsy women'

Charmaine Abdul-Karim says she wants to fight misconceptions about the women in her community.

8 hrs ago

England

Image shows a speaker on a lamppost, which plays classical music to deter youths in Liverpool

Row over classical music being 'weaponised' to disperse youths

Musicians are furious that the use of classical music to disperse groups is playing to stereotypes.

8 hrs ago

Liverpool

A police mugshot of Derek Johnson wearing a dark grey jumper and standing against a dark grey background. He is a 59-year-old man with grey hair and a short, almost white, beard. He is looking directly at the camera with a blank expression. His brow is furrowed and his mouth is turned down at the corners. There are bags under his eyes.

Court of Appeal extends 'lenient' sentence of prolific paedophile

Derek Johnson, from Gloucestershire, admitted 16 offences relating to girls aged between 13 and 16.

2 hrs ago

England

Kenton synagogue attack, image shows police officer stood behind a police car on a leafy street

Synagogue attack: Two arrested as police investigate multiple cases

A bottle containing a type of accelerant was thrown at the synagogue in Harrow, north-west London.

The singer with long dark hair in a messy beehive and black winged eyeliner sings into a microphone with her arms outstretched.

Amy Winehouse's dad loses court case over auction

Mitch Winehouse accused two friends of profiting from items sold at auctions in the United States.

A sign reads Anchor Drive as the road leads round into a residential area - with houses on both sides of the road and cars in the drive

Man arrested for drug-driving after six-year-old killed by car

A man is held on suspicion of drug driving after the boy was struck in Ellesmere Port.

People in shorts with their tops off walk along a chalk path through a garden along an outdoor pool. A vast glass structure towers behind them on a bright sunny day.

What will £500m mega spa bring to Manchester?

Therme plans to bring European spa culture to the UK in one of 'world's biggest well-being resorts'.

A newborn baby wearing a blue onesie with white stars lies on a blue and white stripy pillow, holding an elephant toy reading "Coventry City"

Parents to change newborn son's name after Coventry's promotion winner

The nine-week-old baby was originally registered as Jack on Friday morning.

Stories to make you smile

A woman wearing a wedding dress is smiling next to a man in a suit as they ride inside a 1963 double decker bus.

Couple who met on bus take double decker to wedding

The pair are now married after meeting during their commute last summer.

Sam Scherdel pictured performing at Yellow Arch Studios in Sheffield. He is wearing a dark jacket and white shirt and is holding a microphone. There are other musical instruments in the shot, including a piano and guitar.

NHS choir called in to record TikTok hit

Sam Scherdel says the choral version of Somewhere in the Middle moved him to tears.

Barbara Wraith is standing in a hall. She has short blonde hair and is wearing pink lipstick and a black V-neck T-shirt.

Ballet teacher making Sugar Plum Fairy dreams come true

Barbara Wraith, 74, teaches ballet across Cambridgeshire, including Parsons Drove, near Wisbech.

Features & Analysis

Two women, a man and a child buying toys in the toy department of Rackhams, Birmingham, West Midlands. December 1974.

Remembering Rackhams: 'The Harrods of the north'

Former window-dresser John Deeley takes a step down memory lane looking back at Rackhams.

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The deadline to register to vote is tonight - here's everything you need to know

The deadline to register to vote in next month's parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland, and local elections in parts of England, is 23:59 tonight.

A man and woman stand together looking at the camera. He has short grey hair and a moustache, and wears a black padded coat with a red lining and a maroom jumper underneath. His wife has blonde shoulder length hair and sunglasses on her head. She has a brown padded coat on, a cream jumper underneath and a necklace. Behind them is a row of shops and a main road.

Frustration, apathy and hope: Birmingham divided as extraordinary election looms

Is the UK's second city about to see the biggest political shake-up in more than a decade?

A man in dark glasses is standing in an archive with blue metal shelves behind him on which there are green plastic boxes. He is wearing a dark blazer with a light grey shirt underneath and a red Bristol City Council lanyard.

Museum staff 'devastated' by theft of unique items

The 600 objects from a historical collection in Bristol were of "very, very significant" cultural value.

A composite image showing a black and white police mugshot of a man with black bushy hair, overlaid on an image of the same man being led to a police van and another image of a woman with blonde hair.

'I warned of violent attacks before Diane Sindall murder'

A former detective says he warned of violent attacks in the area but was told not to investigate.

Sport

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County Championship: Essex lose seventh wicket; Lancashire beat Glos

Follow live text updates and listen to BBC radio commentaries from four games across Division 1 and 2 of the County Championship.

Manchester City players Rayan Cherki & Rodri with boss Pep Guardiola

'By chance or choice, they have clicked' - why Man City will be champions

Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy explains why he thinks Manchester City will beat Arsenal to the Premier League title.

Stan Moody stretches over the snooker table to play a shot

Moody, 19, surges ahead of 2024 champion Wilson

English teenager Stan Moody makes a hugely impressive Crucible debut as he takes a 6-3 lead in his World Championship opener against former winner Kyren Wilson.

Konate says he is close to signing new Liverpool deal

Ibrahima Konate says he is "close to an agreement" with Liverpool over a new contract and there is a "big chance" he will remain at Anfield next season.

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13 mins ago

Chris Fordham, wearing a green and yellow T-shirt, stood in front of trees on a grey day.

Runner's seven marathons in seven days challenge

Chris Fordham plans to run through Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire this week.

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17 mins ago

Firefighters tackling a fire at a gutted thatched roof cottage

Dozens of firefighters tackle thatched roof blaze

At its height, 45 firefighters tackled the blaze at the property in Kingston, Sturminster Newton.

17 mins ago

44 mins ago

A Devon and Somerset Fire Service engine at the scene of an incident. The engine is red and has large silver shutter doors along the side. It has the service's name written along a yellow strip and has "seat belts and smoke alarms save lives" also written on a red strip along the shutters.

Four dogs die during fire at kennels

Devon and Somerset Fire Service says it was called around 21:35 BST to reports of a blaze.

44 mins ago

2 hrs ago

Dangerous paedophile's jail sentence increased

Derek Johnson, from Gloucestershire, admitted 16 offences relating to girls aged between 13 and 16.

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5 hrs ago

Green and blue helicopter with the word 'Great Western Air Ambulance' written across it. It's taking off over a green park area that is near a road. The sky is grey and cloudy.

Concern as fuel costs for air ambulance double

Great Western Air Ambulance Charity says rising prices have caused "a lot of uncertainty".

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6 hrs ago

Black sky is permeated with grey smoke and flashes of orange from a fire. There is a tree with a caravan next to it in the middle of the photo with an industrial unit to the right. The unit is glowing orange through the windows.

Crews tackle industrial unit fire

An investigation into the cause of the fire will now take place.

6 hrs ago

Sweet Trap in Shotton Colliery. The unit is based on the ground floor of an end-of-terrace building and the shutters are pulled down. The sign is bright pink with blue lettering and advertises cakes, shakes, book and vapes. The upper level has a central bay window with two smaller windows on either sides, with white vertical blinds. The cream paint is coming off the building in parts. There are solar panels on the roof.

'Hub for disorder' dessert shop licence revoked

Police say Sweet Trap, in Shotton Colliery, became a "focal point" for large groups of youths.

6 hrs ago

8 hrs ago

A close-up of cockle shells. They are black, white and are covered in ridges.

Why should we learn to love cockles again?

A campaign is encouraging people to think about local, sustainable seafood when they shop.

8 hrs ago

A women in a red zip up running top is smiling at the camera. She has her hair tied back and has silver hoop earrings in. She is standing in a park.

Runner tests and shares safe routes for women

Emily Griffin is testing routes to see if they are safe for women to run solo.

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